Paying Tribute

This year we lost quite a handful of people (I've listed family and family friends).

Gerry Tolman, longtime manager of Crosby, Stills, and Nash (CSN), died December 31 at the age of 52.
Patrick Cranshaw, an actor best known as Blue from Old School, died December 28 at the age of 86.
Vincent Schiavelli, actor, died December 26 at the age of 57.
Roy Stuart, actor, died December 25 at the age of 70.
Jimmy Boyle, a former basketball coach, died December 23 at the age of 63.
James Dungy, son of Tony Dungy, died December 22 at the age of 18.
Elrod Hendricks, a baseball coach and former catcher, died December 21 at the age of 64.
John Spencer, actor, died December 16 at the age of 58.
Darrell Russell, a football player, died December 15 at the age of 29.
Rodney Whitaker, an author, died December 14 at the age of 74.
Robert F. Newmyer, a movie producer, died December 12 at the age of 49.
Richard Pryor, comedian and actor, died December 10 at the age of 65.
Eugene J. McCarthy, senator and presidential candidate, died December 10 at the age of 89.
Mary Jackson, an actress, died December 10 at the age of 95.
Leon H. "Bud" Carson, a retired coach, died December 7 at the age of 75.
Adrian Biddle, a cinematographer, died December 7 at the age of 54.
Ed Masry, activist lawyer who mentored the real-life Erin Brockovich, died December 4 at the age of 73.
Gregg Hoffman, producer, died December 4 at the age of 42.
Mary Hayley Bell, actress, died December 1 at the age of 94.
Jack Colvin, an actor, died December 1 at the age of 73.
Jean Parker, an actress, died November 30 at the age of 90.
Vic Power, one of MLB's first Latinos, died November 29 at the age of 78.
Jack Concannon, a former quarterback and set history when ABC used instant replay, died November 28 at the age of 62.
George Best, a former soccer player, died November 25 at the age of 59.
Pat Morita, actor best known for The Karate Kid, died November 24 at the age of 73.
Bob Enevoldsen, a musician, died November 19 at the age of 85.
Ralph Edwards, host of This is Your Life, died November 16 at the age of 92.
Steve Courson, a former football player who was trying to save his pet dog when a tree he cut down fell, died November 10 at the age of 50.
Link Wray, a rock and roll guitarist, died November 5 at the age of 76.
John Fowles, author best known for The French Lieutenant's Woman, died November 5 at the age of 79.
Sheree North, an actress, died November 4 at the age of 72.
Edward Zimmerman, friend of the family, died November 2 at the age of 44.
Skitch Henderson, the first bandleader for The Tonight Show, died November 1 at the age of 87.
Al Lopez, the last White Sox manager to take them to the World Series, died October 29 at the age of 97.
Lloyd Bochner, an actor, died October 29 at the age of 81.
Bob Broeg, a writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in 1972, died October 27 at the age of 87.
Wellington Mara, owner of the New York Giants, died October 25 at the age of 89.
Rosa Parks, civil rights icon, died October 24 at the age of 92.
Shirley Horn, a jazz musician, died October 20 at the age of 71.
Bill King, a broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics, died October 18 at the age of 78.
Jason Collier, a basketball player, died on October 15 at the age of 28.
Angelo Argea, a former caddie, died October 10 at the age of 75.
Louis Nye, a comedian, died October 9 at the age of 92.
Charles Rocket, a former SNL cast member, died October 7 at the age of 56.
Harold Leventhal, a concert promoter, died October 4 at the age of 86.
Ronnie Barker, comic best known as half of the Two Ronnies, died October 3 at the age of 76.
Nipsey Russell, the poet laureate of television, died October 2 at the age of 80.
Hamilton Camp, a folk musician and Second City alumnus, died October 2 at the age of 70.
August Wilson, a playwright, died October 2 at the age of 60.
Jerry Juhl, a writer, died September 27 at the age of 67.
John McMullen, a former owner, September 26 died at the age of 87.
Don Adams, actor best known as Maxwell Smart, died September 25 at the age of 82.
George Archer, a golfer and tallest Masters' winner, died September 25 at the age of 65.
Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi hunter, died September 20 at the age of 96.
Donn Clendenon, a former baseball player, died September 17 at the age of 70.
Robert Wise, a movie director, died September 14 at the age of 91.
Chris Schenkel, a sportscaster, died September 11 at the age of 82.
Stanley Dancer, a harness driver, died September 8 at the age of 78.
Patricia McQueeney, a longtime talent manager and former host of “Today,” died September 4 at the age of 77.
William H. Rehnquist, chief justice of the US supreme court, died September 3 at the age of 80.
Bob Denver, actor best known as Gilligan, died September 2 at the age of 70.
R.L. Burnside, a Mississippi bluesman, died September 1 at the age of 78.
Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesizer, died August 21 at the age of 71.
Tonino Delli Colli, a cinematographer, died August 17 at the age of 82.
Alexander Gomelsky, a basketball coach, died August 16 at the age of 77.
Joe Ranft, Pixar’s head of story, died August 16 at the age of 45.
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, a former baseball player, died August 11 at the age of 103.
Carl Harmes, an actor, died August 11 at the age of 94.
Barbara Bel Geddes, an actress, died August 8 at the age of 82.
Gene Mauch, a former MLB manager, died on August 8 at the age of 79.
Peter Jennings, newsman, died August 7 at the age of 67.
Sue Gunter, a retired LSU basketball coach, died August 4 at the age of 66.
Pat McCormick, a comedy writer for Johnny Carson and Don Rickles, died July 29 at the age of 78.
Danny Simon, a comedy writer and brother of Neil Simon, July 26 at the age of 85.
James Doohan, actor best known as Scotty on Star Trek, died July 20 at the age of 85.
Geraldine Fitzgerald, an actress, died July 17 at the age of 91.
Mickey Owen, a retired MLB catcher, died on July 11 at the age of 89.
Alex Shibicky, the first NHL player to use a slap shot, died July 9 at the age of 91.
Evan Hunter, author better known as Ed McBain, died July 6 at the age of 78.
Hank Stram, a former Chiefs coach, died July 4 at the age of 82.
June Haver, an actress, died July 4 at the age of 79.
Gaylord Nelson, a former Wisconsin Governor and Senator, died July 3 at the age of 89.
Ernest Lehman, a screenwriter, died July 2 at the age of 89.
Luther Vandross, musician, died July 1 at the age of 54.
Renaldo "Obie" Benson, a member of the Four Tops, died July 1 at the age of 69.
Domino Harvey, a model-turned-bounty hunter, died June 27 at the age of 35.
Jaime Sin, Roman Catholic cardinal, died June 21 at the age of 76.
Simon “Si” Waronker, founder of Liberty Records, died June 7 at the age of 90.
Anne Bancroft, actress, died June 6 at the age of 73.
Leon Askin, an actor best known for Hogan's Heroes, died June 3 at the age of 97.
George Mikan, the NBA's first superstar, died June 1 at the age of 80.
Eddie Albert, actor best known for Green Acres, died May 26 at the age of 99.
Chico Carrasquel, MLB's first Latin-American all-star, died May 26 at the age of 77
Ismail Merchant, film maker, died May 25 at the age of 68.
Thurl Ravenscroft, a voice-over actor, died May 22 at the age of 91.
Frank Gorshin, actor best known as the Riddler in the original Batman tv series, died May 17 at the age of 72.
Jimmy Martin, A bluegrass musician, died May 14 at the age of 77.
Herb Sargent, a comedy writer, died May 6 at the age of 81.
Percy Heath, a musician, died April 28 at the age of 81.
John Mills, actor best known for his Oscar winning role in Ryan's Daughter, died April 23 at the age of 97.
Howard Morris, a comedian, died April 21 at the age of 85.
Sam Mills, a retired NFL linebacker, died April 18 at the age of 45.
Clarence "Big House" Gaines, a former basketball coach, died April 18 at the age of 81.
Johnnie Johnson, a rock and roll musician, died April 13 at the age of 80.
Rose Hummel, first cousin twice removed, died April 12 at the age of 89.
Andrea Dworkin, feminist and antiporn crusader, died April 9 at the age of 58.
Prince Ranier III of Monaco died April 6 at the age of 81.
Becky Zerlentes, an amateur boxer, died April 5 at the age of 34.
Saul Bellow, Nobel prize winning author, died April 4 at the age of 89.
Pope John Paul II, Karol Joseph Wojtyla, died April 2 at the age of 84.
Robert Coldwell Wood, a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, died April 1 at the age of 81.
Mitch Hedberg, a comedian, died March 30 at the age of 37.
Johnnie Cochran, lawyer best known for his work on the O.J. defense, died March 29 at the age of 67.
Paul Henning, creator of The Beverly Hillbillies, died March 25 at the age of 93.
Barney Martin, a comedian best known for playing Morty Seinfeld, died March 21 at the age of 84.
John Zachary DeLorean, auto executive, died March 19 at the age of 80.
Prentice Gautt, a former football player, died March 17 at the age of 67.
Glenn Davis, the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner, died March 9 at the age of 80.
George Scott, a member of the Blind Boys of Alabama, died March 9 at the age of 75.
Debra Hill, a movie producer, died March 7 at the age of 54.
Chuck Thompson, a broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles, died March 6 at the age of 83.
Johnny Sample, a football player, died February 26 at the age of 67.
Simone Simon, actress best known for Cat People, died February 22 at the age of 93.
Reginald Henry "Reggie" Roby, a punter and a three-time Pro Bowler, died Feburary 22 at the age of 43.
Jewel Smith, a country musician, died February 21 at the age of 61.
Jimmy Young, a heavyweight boxer, died February 20 at the age of 56.
Sandra Dee, actress best known as Gidget, died February 20 at the age of 63.
John Raitt, a Broadway star, died February 20 at the age of 88.
Hunter S. Thompson, journalist, died February 20 at the age of 67.
Nicole Dehuff, actress in Meet the Parents, died February 16 at the age of 31.
Daniel O'Herlihy, an actor, died February 17 at the age of 85.
Dick Weber, a professional bowler, died February 14 at the age of 75.
Nelson Briles, a former pitcher, died February 13 at the age of 61.
Arthur Miller, playwright, died February 10 at the age of 89.
George Herman, a former CBS News correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator, died February 8 at the age of 85.
Jimmy Smith, a musician, died February 8 at the age of 76.
Joan Weidman, president of production at International Film Guarantors, died February 6at the age of (not disclosed).
Ossie Davis, actor, died February 4 at the age of 87.
Max Schmeling, boxer, died February 2 at the age of 99.
John Vernon, actor best known as Dean Wormer in National Lampoon's Animal House, died February 2 at the age of 72.
Eric Griffiths, member of the Quarrymen, died January 29 at the age of 64.
Philip Johnson, architect, died January 25 at the age of 98.
Johnny Carson, talk show host, died January 23 at the age of 79.
Yetta Abroms, 1st cousin twice removed, died January 21 at the age of 92.
Virginia Mayo, an actress, died January 17 at the age of 84.
Thelma White, an actress, died January 11 at the age of 94.
Jimmy Griffin, a member of Bread, died January 11 at the age of 61.
Rosemary Kennedy, sister to President John Kennedy, died January 7 at the age of 86.
Will Eisner, an comic book artist, died January 3 at the age of 87.
Frank Kelly Freas, illustrator, died January 2 at the age of 84.
Paul Manning, an Emmy-winning writer-producer, died January 2 at the age of 45.
Robert Matsui, Congressman from Calfornia, died January 1 at the age of 63.
Shirley Chisholm, first black woman in congress, died January 1 at the age of 80.